Chapter 558 The old enemy (1)
But before he could move, he watched Liu Min take out a bright yellow scroll from his arms and unfold it. He stood in the Golden Palace, and in front of all civil and military officials, he clearly said: "For the will of heaven, the emperor ordered——"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live.
Empress Dowager Yide was also slightly stunned, then sat upright. She suddenly realized something, looked at Lin Wei who was smiling, then looked at Liu Min who was standing straight, and suddenly realized in her heart. So that's it... It turns out that the real backup plan is here.
Liu Min said loudly: "The thirteenth son of the prince, Jiu Chen, is of great character and profoundness. I will definitely be able to succeed me ascend the throne to the throne. I admire this-"
Jiu Chen is Xuan Pei's word. It takes almost no time to say a short sentence, but Liu Min deliberately spoke very slowly. His voice always has a gentleness unique to scholars, but today it is as sharp as a knife that is unsheathed. The aggressive momentum in his pronunciation is coming to his face, almost making people breathless.
Silence, the hall is as silent as death.
It seemed that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard. Liu Min maintained this position, his spine straightened, as if he could carry all his burdens.
A minister shouted first: "Why did an imperial edict suddenly appear? Grand Tutor Liu, it is a death sentence!" This man was a military officer in Xuan Li's sect. He looked down on literati. Now Liu Min's attempt was beyond everyone's expectations, overturning all the original plans. He immediately questioned the first bird.
"Sir, this is a bad word," said Mr. Wang. He had never stood in the court, but since Lin Wei returned, he was really pulled into Xuan Pei's camp by Lin Wei. At this moment, he saw that this man was sarcastic and did not hide his hostility towards Liu Min at all, so he mocked: "Who is the character of Grand Tutor Liu, everyone knows what kind of character is, and where does this fake imperial edict start? This is really a gentleman's affair with the heart of a villain."
Liu Min is a straight-minded person who is recognized by the top and bottom. He never does anything wrong. In his world, black and white are clear, right and wrong are wrong. He is a very principled person. Even those who are right and wrong have to admit this. It is really unconvincing to say that Liu Min fakes the imperial edict. Therefore, this sentence made the man speechless.
"Just saying nothing is right, please come and check it out yourself." Lin Wei said, and then looked at Liu Min. Liu Min understood and strode to Empress Dowager Yide, bowed down, and held the imperial edict in front of Empress Dowager Yide with both hands, and said, "Please take a look at the Empress Dowager Yide-"
Empress Dowager Yide reached out to take the imperial edict, glanced at it, then smiled slightly, and said only four words: "It's true."
The court was immediately in an uproar, and the eyes of the ministers couldn't help but fall on Xuan Li. Xuan Li's face was already very bad at this moment. Although he tried his best to calm down his emotions and look as calm as before. But today's things were already sudden. According to the plan, he should have accepted the throne smoothly under the support of the court officials. But now an imperial edict suddenly appeared, which was not his name. The muscles on his cheeks were trembling slightly, and the hands in his sleeves were already clenched into fists. He was convinced that Liu Min's imperial edict could not be true. The real imperial edict was to Qiman. They had already obtained the real imperial edict. How could the emperor have two imperial edicts? This is impossible!
Even after hearing the words of Empress Dowager Yide, Xuan Li couldn't believe it. He only said that Empress Dowager Yide had already stood on Xuan Pei's side. Since Wei Lin went to meet Empress Dowager Yide that day, he might be planning this matter. Empress Dowager Yide is just helping to lie. Thinking of this, Xuan Li winked at the people on the side, and the minister stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, the imperial edict of the previous emperor is of great importance. Can you allow me to look at it?"
This is actually unreasonable, but now the crown prince who is standing by the emperor is a reputation of potentially killing his father, and is too far from the emperor in the minds of court officials, which is understandable. As for Empress Dowager Yide, he agreed readily and casually ordered someone to circulate the imperial edict.
What did she dare not? These people simply hope that the imperial edict was fake, but unfortunately, the imperial edict was absolutely true. It was not her who slapped her in the face, so why did she not let these people give up completely. But... Empress Dowager Yide's eyes fell on Lin Wei. Lin Wei probably knew about what happened today. This person was really the same as before. Once he came to the court, he would have to mess up the court to the darkness before he was willing to do so. For example, at this moment, the imperial edict that was suddenly taken out in the Golden Palace was enough to weigh more than a thousand pounds.
The imperial edict was circulated in the hands of court officials. These were all old ministers with high positions and ranks. Among them, there were many who had high power and had great relationships with the emperor and the ministers. Naturally, it was possible to see whether the imperial edict was true. From the handwriting to the imperial edict, there was indeed no place to be fake. Even if the Xuanli people wanted to find a trace of evidence that the imperial edict was fake, they would fail in the end.
The imperial edict finally returned to Liu Min. Liu Min took the imperial edict and shouted: "Your Majesty was seriously ill at the time and wrote this imperial edict to the hands of the empress dowager. Eunuch Li was also present that day. However, now Eunuch Li has passed away and no one has testified. But the imperial edict cannot be faked. I am following the order. Now that Your Majesty has passed away, the country cannot be without a king for a day. Since Your Majesty has set a choice, he should respect it." He walked back to Empress Dowager Yide again, presented it with both hands, and said respectfully: "Please ask the Empress Dowager to preside over the throne ceremony and choose a new emperor to ascend the throne--"
Liu Min was trusted by the emperor, and it was not impossible to hand over the imperial edict to him. This was indeed irrefutable. The people of Xuan Pei's sect, who were originally at a disadvantage, suddenly turned sharply when the situation was taken. This time, the imperial edict was truly inverted. Naturally, he raised his head and immediately followed Liu Min and knelt down together, shouting in unison: "I beg the Empress Dowager to preside over the throne ceremony and choose the new emperor to ascend the throne--"
Lin Wei was also mixed with these people. He smiled with his lips, and there was an unstoppable pleasure on his handsome face, and he even looked at the people of Xuan Li's sect with some provocation. Those people were all covered in dust at the moment. The words of those who just now believed that Xuan Li was the well-deserved emperor seemed to be slapping them in the face. Now everything he said was wrong. Xuan Li no longer had a smile on his face, and his expression was very stiff. But if you look closely, it was not difficult to see the terribleness among them. The result was a joke from beginning to end. It was an irreversible blow to purpose and self-esteem.
Queen Mother Yide also smiled. She raised her chin slightly and smiled in a solemn tone: "Accurate-"
The dust settles.
No one expected that Liu Min would suddenly stand up and take out an imperial edict at this time. The huge power of the imperial edict was obvious to everyone. From the moment the imperial edict was published, Xuan Li would have taken a position without reason no matter what the imperial edict would be in the future. Without the support of the people and taking a step back, even if Xuan Li finally ascended the throne, it would be injustice and would only have a reputation for usurping the throne. For an emperor, it was hard to stop everyone, and the people in the world could not be killed. He had already fallen into an irreversible situation.
Chapter completed!